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GPATS - Horizon 2040

Horizon 2040 is the latest update to the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) of the Greenville-Pickens Area Transportation Study. GPATS reviews the LRTP every five years and updates it every ten. Learn more about the plan.

SC ACOG Transportation Planning

The Appalachian Council of Governments (ACOG) is committed to working with the South Carolina Department of Transportation and Anderson, Greenville/Pickens, and Spartanburg MPOs to develop an efficient,multi-modal transportation system which will increase the mobility of people and goods within the Appalachian Region. Learn more.

Highway 29: A Corridor Study

The Urban Land Institute’s South Carolina District Council convenedcommunity leaders, stakeholders and a panel of planning, design and development professionals on efforts to transform 23 miles of U.S. Highway 29 from the Spartanburg city limits to the Greenville city limits into a transit ready corridor. Read the study.

Shaping Our Future Growth Alternatives Analysis

How and where our region grows will have real impacts on quality of life. A Growth Alternatives Analysis was finalized in June 2017 by the Shaping Our Future Consortium — a partnership of Upstate Forever, Ten at the Top, and the Riley Institute at Furman University. Learn more.

State

The Transportation Association of South Carolina (TASC) met with the SC Department of Insurance in December 2017 to request $6,415,202 of the Volkswagen Settlement funds to assist in the purchase of new replacement and expansion rolling stock for senior, disabled, and public transportation agencies across the state. Read the formal request.

SC Department of Workforce Development

SCDEW and the State Workforce Development Board (SWDB) have awarded $600,000 in grants to implement or expand existing public transportation to give people more direct access to work and job training sites. Read the press release.

I-85 Corridor Management Plan

This plan seeks to evaluate 23 miles of I-85 from US 29 (Exit 34) in Anderson County to just beyond Gossett Road, S-57 (Exit 80) in Spartanburg County and develop a coordinated, systematic, and planned approach to meet the current and future mobility needs along the corridor. Learn more about the plan.

I-85 Park and Ride and Truck Parking ProjectAn SCDOT study makes recommendations on future Park and Ride and truck Parking sites along I-85 and I-385 to help reduce vehicle miles traveled. Read the study.

National

Transit-Walkability Collaborative

The Transit-Walkability Collaborative was launched to expand safe, healthy, equitable, and sustainable communities by harnessing the synergy between walkability and quality public transit service. Learn more.

National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates (NAPTA)

NAPTA is a national organization representing grassroots transit coalitions, grassroots transit rider organizations and advocates that support increasing investment in public transportation. Learn more.

The Center for Transportation Excellence (CFTE) is committed to: defending the merits of transit; and equipping local leaders with the information they need to be successful with their public transportation initiatives and ballot measures. Visit the CFTE website.

TransitCenter

Through grantmaking, reports, events and technical assistance, the TransitCenter provides advocates and governments with a practical transportation agenda for the nation. Visit the TransitCenter website.

The October 2017 meeting of the UTC featured the results of a transportation audit at Greenville Health System to determine service utilization among departments that pay for transportation for patients. View the presentation.

CATbus Study

Clemson Area Transit wrapped up it's "Clemson Reimaging Study" and presented the findings to UTC in September 2017. View the presentation.

McCallum Sweeney Site Selection Presentation

This August 2017 presentation to the UTC shows how infrastructure and transportation are key decision criteria for companies selecting a location for industrial and office projects. View the presentation.

Employment Centers and Greenlink Service Areas

This June 2017 UTC meeting presentation by Steve Hand, Director of Greenville Tech's Quick Jobs program, identifies the lack of public transportation to some of Greenville County's largest jobs centers. View the presentation.

SCDOT Office of Public Transit Presentation

This May 2017 UTC meeting presentation by Doug Frate, SCDOT Director of Intermodal & Freight Programs, outlines federal and state spending for public transportation. View the presentation.

Business Case for Transit: Greenville County

The UTC's Business Workgroup has released a study on the impact of public transportation spending in Greenville County. Read the study.